Haiti Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Country: Haiti
National or Regional Currency: Gourde, HTG
Year of data: 2013 › Change year
Date of Last Update: 1st August 2011
Area: total: 27,750 sq km land: 27,560 sq km water: 190 sq km
Natural Resources: bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Capital: name: Port-au-Prince geographic coordinates: 18 32 N, 72 20 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: no DST planned for 2011
Data Source: All Sources (IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International)
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Economic Indicator Listing
  For Haiti in year 2013 Indicator Value
GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) 7.223 %
GDP (Current Prices, National Currency)HTG 410.907 Billion.
GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars)US$ 10.497 Billion
GDP Deflator 2,436.93 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100)
GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency)HTG 1,631.37 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency)HTG 39,755.42 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars)US$ 1,015.61
GDP (PPP), US DollarsUS$ 15.096 Billion
GDP Per Capita (PPP), US DollarsUS$ 1,460.52
GDP Share of World Total (PPP) 0.017 %
Implied PPP Conversion Rate 27.22
Investment (% of GDP) 41.67 %
Gross National Savings (% of GDP) 36.412 %
Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) 205.821 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100)
Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) 6.25 %
Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) 210.005 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100)
Inflation (End of Year Change %) 6 %
Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) 4.742 %
Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) 2.015 %
Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) 10.494 %
Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) 6.377 %
Value of Oil ImportsUS$ 0.001 Billions
Value of Oil ExportsUS$ -- Billions
Population 10.336 Million
General government revenue (National Currency)HTG 91.687 Billions.
General government revenue (% of GDP) 22.313 %
General government total expenditure (National Currency)HTG 112.382 Billions.
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) 27.35 %
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency)HTG -20.695 Billions.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) -5.036 %
Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency)HTG 83.579 Billion.
Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) 20.34 %
Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current PricesHTG 410.907 Billions.
Current Account Balance (US Dollars)US$ -0.552 Billion
Current Account Balance (% GDP) -5.258 %
Economic Indicators for Haiti 2013

GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Haiti in year 2013 is HTG 16.862 Billion. Real GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Haiti in year 2013 is 7.223 %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Haiti in year 2013 is HTG 410.907 Billion. GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Haiti in year 2013 is US$ 10.497 Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions.

GDP Deflator for Haiti in year 2013 is 2,436.93 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100). The GDP deflator is derived by dividing current price GDP by constant price GDP and is considered to be an alternate measure of inflation. Please note: Data are expressed in the base year of each country's national accounts.

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Haiti in year 2013 is HTG 1,631.37 . GDP is expressed in constant national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing constant price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Haiti in year 2013 is HTG 39,755.42 . GDP is expressed in current national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing current price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Haiti in year 2013 is US$ 1,015.61 . GDP is expressed in current U.S. dollars per person. Data are derived by first converting GDP in national currency to U.S. dollars and then dividing it by total population.

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Haiti in year 2013 is US$ 15.096 Billion. Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Haiti in year 2013 is US$ 1,460.52 . Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita GDP. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Haiti in year 2013 is 0.017 %. Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Haiti in year 2013 is 27.22 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Investment (% of GDP) for Haiti in year 2013 is 41.67 %. Data are based on individual countries' national accounts statistics. For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Haiti in year 2013 is 36.412 %. Data are based on individual countries' national accounts statistics. For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Haiti in year 2013 is 205.821 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Haiti in year 2013 is 6.25 %. Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Haiti in year 2013 is 210.005 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Haiti in year 2013 is 6 %. Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Haiti in year 2013 is 4.742 %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Haiti in year 2013 is 2.015 %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Haiti in year 2013 is 10.494 %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Haiti in year 2013 is 6.377 %.

Value of Oil Imports for Haiti in year 2013 is US$ 0.001 Billions. Value is equal to the price per unit of quantity of oil imports multiplied by the number of quantity units.

Value of Oil Exports for Haiti in year 2013 is US$ -- Billions. Value is equal to the price per unit of quantity of oil exports multiplied by the number of quantity units.

Population for Haiti in year 2013 is 10.336 Million .

General government revenue (National Currency) for Haiti in year 2013 is HTG 91.687 Billions. Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Haiti in year 2013 is 22.313 %. Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities.

General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Haiti in year 2013 is HTG 112.382 Billions. Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Haiti in year 2013 is 27.35 %. Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Haiti in year 2013 is HTG -20.695 Billions. Net lending (+)/ borrowing (?) is calculated as revenue minus total expenditure. This is a core GFS balance that measures the extent to which general government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy and nonresidents (net lending), or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors and nonresidents (net borrowing). This balance may be viewed as an indicator of the financial impact of general government activity on the rest of the economy and nonresidents (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.17). Note: Net lending (+)/borrowing (?) is also equal to net acquisition of financial assets minus net incurrence of liabilities.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Haiti in year 2013 is -5.036 %.

Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Haiti in year 2013 is HTG 83.579 Billion. Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Haiti in year 2013 is 20.34 %. Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Haiti in year 2013 is HTG 410.907 Billions. Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year is the country's GDP based on the same period during the year as their fiscal data. In the case of countries whose fiscal data are based on a fiscal calendar (e.g., July to June), this series would be the country's GDP over that same period. For countries whose fiscal data are based on a calendar year (i.e., January to December), this series will be the same as their GDP in current prices.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Haiti in year 2013 is US$ -0.552 Billion. Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Haiti in year 2013 is -5.258 %. Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income.

* Source: IMF
Aggregate Indicators for Haiti
Indicators
  Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims) for Haiti
  Climate and Environment (climate, environmental issues, environmental agreements, natural hazards) for Haiti
  Natural Resources, Agricultural Products, Land Use and Water Use for Haiti
  Telephone Statistics: Number of Fixed Lines, Mobile Phone Penetration Rate for Haiti
  Age Structure, Median Age, Gender and Urbanization for Haiti
  Population Growth Rate, Birth Rate, Death Rate, Net Migration Rate for Haiti
  Life Expectancy Rate, Infant Mortality Rate and Total Fertility Rate for Haiti
  HIV, AIDS and Other Major Infectious Disease Rates for Haiti
  Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions for Haiti
  Literacy Rate, Educational Expenditure and School Life Expectancy for Haiti
  Gross Domestic Product (PPP, Official Exchange Rate, Real Growth Rate and Per Capita) for Haiti
  Labor Force by Occupation for Haiti
  Poverty Line, Gini Index, Household Income and Consumption for Haiti
  National Budget and Public Debt for Haiti
  Bank Rates (Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate, Central Bank Discount Rate) for Haiti
  Stock of Money, Stock of Quasi Money, Stock of Domestic Credit for Haiti
  Stock Market Capitalization: Market Value of Publicly Traded Shares for Haiti
  Industries and Industrial Growth Production Rate for Haiti
  Electricity Production, Electricity Consumption, Electricity Exports and Electricity Imports for Haiti
  Oil Production, Proven Oil Reserves, Oil Consumption, Oil Exports and Oil Imports for Haiti
  Natural Gas Production, Proven Natural Gas Reserves, Natural Gas Consumption, Natural Gas Exports and Natural Gas Imports for Haiti
  Trade Statistics, Export Statistics, Export Partners and Products, Import Statistics, Import Partners and Products for Haiti
  Foreign Exchange Reserves and Gold Reserves for Haiti
  FDI Statistics (Foreign Direct Investment at Home/ Inbound FDI, Foreign Direct Investment Abroad/ Outbound FDI) for Haiti
  Exchange Rate Statistics for Haiti
  Television and Radio Statistics (TV Stats, Radio Stats) for Haiti
  Internet Statistics (Internet Users, Internet Hosts, Country TLD) for Haiti
  Airport Statistics (Paved Runway Airports, Unpaved Runway Airports, Heliports) for Haiti
  Transport Statistics (Railways, Roadways, Waterways, Ports and Terminals, Airports, Merchant Marine) for Haiti
  Military Statistics (Military Expenditure, Military Branches, Service Age and Obligation, Manpower Available and Fit for Military Service) for Haiti
  Disputes, Refugees, Human Trafficking and Illicit Drug Production for Haiti
* Source: CIA
Economic Freedom Indicators for Haiti
Indicators
  Economic Freedom World Rank for Haiti
  Economic Freedom Regional Ranking for Haiti
  Business Freedom for Haiti
  Trade Freedom for Haiti
  Fiscal Freedom for Haiti
  Government Spending for Haiti
  Monetary Freedom for Haiti
  Investment Freedom for Haiti
  Financial Freedom for Haiti
  Property Rights for Haiti
  Freedom from Corruption for Haiti
  Labor Freedom for Haiti
  Tariff Rate for Haiti
  Income Tax Rate for Haiti
  Corporate Tax Rate for Haiti
  Tax Burden % of GDP for Haiti
  Government Expenditure % of GDP for Haiti
* Source: HFO
Haiti Economic Indicators in other Years
  Haiti Economic Indicators for Year 2016 (Forecast)
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  Haiti Economic Indicators for Year 2014 (Forecast)
Haiti Economic Indicators for Year 2013 (Forecast)
  Haiti Economic Indicators for Year 2012 (Forecast)
  Haiti Economic Indicators for Year 2011 (Forecast)
  Haiti Economic Indicators for Year 2010 (Current)
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  Haiti Economic Indicators for Year 1982
  Haiti Economic Indicators for Year 1981
  Haiti Economic Indicators for Year 1980